1. Bill Alfonso achieved his greatest success in Extreme Championship Wrestling in the mid-to-late 1990s.
19 Facts About Bill Alfonso
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Bill Alfonso is well known for the whistle that was almost always hanging around his neck, which he blew constantly during his wrestlers' matches.
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Bill Alfonso was the official in a chain match between The Sheik and Terry Funk.
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Bill Alfonso is seen on footage from 1983 as an "NWA official" sitting in the conference room as the main event of the first Starrcade between Harley Race and Ric Flair is being announced by Bob Geigel.
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Bill Alfonso then worked in every major American promotion, including World Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation, where he was a referee for The Undertaker and Giant Gonzalez match at WrestleMania IX.
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Bill Alfonso made his debut in Extreme Championship Wrestling In May 1995 at Enter the Sandman as a "troubleshooting referee".
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Bill Alfonso was then stripped of his refereeing duties and took on the role of Taz's manager and helped him on a winning streak that lasted over a year.
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Bill Alfonso led Van Dam to the longest ECW World Television Championship reign in the history of ECW.
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Bill Alfonso returned to the WWE and was at the 2005 ECW One-Night Stand managing Sabu and standing in the ring with RVD while RVD delivered a shoot style promo.
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Bill Alfonso returned at ECW One-Night Stand 2006 after Rob Van Dam won the WWE Championship, as he celebrated with him and the rest of the then-ECW Roster.
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Since the closing of ECW, Bill Alfonso has appeared in several independent promotions.
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Bill Alfonso worked one match in Xtreme Pro Wrestling as a referee.
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Bill Alfonso has worked in Elite Wrestling Entertainment as a referee and a manager, as well as managing wrestlers in Squared Circle Wrestling and Pro Wrestling Unplugged.
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On December 18,2021, Bill Alfonso wrestled against Ziggy Haim in an intergender match for Absolute Intense Wrestling in Cleveland, Ohio, in which Haim won.
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Bill Alfonso lost to former ECW foe Tod Gordon at Battleground Championship Wrestling in Philadelphia on December 17,2022.
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Bill Alfonso accused Alfonso of damaging her Porsche and was awarded $500.
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Bill Alfonso had other run-ins with the law, being arrested for a stolen rental vehicle in Georgia, DUI and possession of cocaine in Tampa, violation of probation and testing positive for heroin.
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Bill Alfonso served jail time in Tampa for the vop charges.
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Bill Alfonso found himself in trouble with the Tampa police for other charges throughout the early 2000's contributed from a heroin addiction.